tales from the road

January 13, 2016

Reading over it again, three weeks after writing it and after seeing the movie twice more (including once with my brother in Oregon, which was a real treat), I think it’s a pretty good review. Emotional and fangirlish, with analysis that doesn’t have an ax to grind. I think that’s the problem I’ve been having with a lot of commentary about the movie: chips on shoulders and axes to grind. Stunt nitpicking. I’m finding I just want to bask in the glow. Enjoy being a fangirl again. (That said, apparently if I want to know more about Poe Dameron I should be reading a bunch of comics and the new Star Wars novels coming out, and I don’t have time for that! Argh!)

Related to this, some news: Starting with this review, I’m going to have a regular movie review column over at Lightspeed. That makes me a professional movie reviewer. Isn’t that cool?

My niece came to my signing in Salem. She and her mom had to leave early (bedtime!), and I was still talking when she came up to me and gave me a hug and a kiss before she left. I totally stopped to hug her back. Because dude. So freaking adorable.

I did actually go to a wildlife refuge in Oregon. The Ankeny refuge south of Salem. Saw a flock of 40+ tundra swans, which was spectacular. I also brought snacks, on principle.

And then I caught a wretched cold that I am still getting over. Much sadness. But, life is somehow getting back to normal, and I’m actually enjoying the post-holiday, post-travel normal.

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Congrats on your movie review column! Is it going to be a regular series (posts every 3rd Tuesday) or more of a once-in-a-while column? If it’s the second, will you be alerting us here when a new one goes up?